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No. 302,131, Patented July 15, 1884.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HELBLING, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

APPARATUS FOR COOLING LIQUIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,131, dated J;uly15, 1884.

Application filed May 5, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HELBLING, of Pittsburg', in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Apparatus had to the accompanying drawings,whichform a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to apparatus for cooling liquids kept 011 tapand in bottles or other receptacles, and has forits object the provisionof means whereby the several separate cooling devices heretofore foundnecessary by the dispensers of beverages may be combined in a singleapparatus of neat and convenient form, and which, while allowing ofready access to the several vessels which it is designed to keep cool,will effect a consid erable saving of ice.

Heretofore, where liquids have been kept in barrels or kegs in thecellar and brought to the bar or counter in pipes, it has been customaryto provide such pipes with coils fitted into a box and surrounded withbroken ice. In addition to this apparatus it has been customary toprovide a separate ice-box for the reception of bottles containingliquids-such as whisky, wine, &c.,and athird for the re- In addition tothese it has been customary to keep a fourth receptacle for the crushedice commonly served with the liquid refreshments mentioned. As each ofthese receptacles required separate charges of ice, a large loss of thatexpensive substance has ensued and a considerableamount of spaceoccupied by the various ice-boxes before mentioned.

My invention consists in the provision of a refrigerator of novel form,construction, and arrangement, combining the coils from the liquid ontap, their several faucets and appropriate chambers for the reception ofbottles and decanters arranged so as to be easy of access, a chamber forthe reception of bottled goods, .and a sink for washing and coolingglasses, the whole being kept cool by the ice surrounding the coils ofpipe before mentioned.

My inventionfurther consists in the novel construction and combinationof parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View;Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a verticaltransverse section.

A designates the main chamber of the cooling apparatus provided with thedoors a a.

B designates the top of the cooling apparatus, made preferably of wood,lined and covered with metal, and fitted upon the chamber A so as to beremovable when it is desired to clean the latter. Within the chamber Aand atthe back thereof is placed a tray, 0, rest ing upon brackets c c,and having a central drain-pipe, c, of large diameter, and upon tray Qrests a vcage or crate, D, whose top projects into an opening in top B.

E designates a case or box of wood covered and lined with metal, andplaced upon the top ]3 over the crate D, its metal lining being slightlyprolonged so as to fit within the top of thecrate. The box E is providedwith a hinged door, E,'h aving a catch, 0, and is provided at its frontwith openings for the passage of the several faucets e e e 0 throughwhich the liquids on tap are to be drawn. Pipes 0 e e 6 lead from thefaucets 0 down into the crate D, where they are coiled, as shown, andfrom thence lead to the drain- 3i e c. and from there to their severalke s l l or vessels. The box E and crate D form the receptacle for theice, which is introduced through the door E and packed around the coil,the drip therefrom passing into the tray 0, and thence off through thewaste-pipe'c.

F designates the sink, which is in front of box E and projects down intothe chamber A in front of crate D. Said sink is provided withwater-inlet f at one end and a central outlet, f, and an overflow, f andby reason of the proximity of said 'sink to the cage D when water isallowed to stand in it the same will be cooled to a considerable degree,and will provide a convenient means of washing and cooling glasses. Thesink being beneath the faucets e c, any waste or overflow from the samewill be received by saidsink and will be carried off through thedrain-pipe.

Upon each side of the chamber A: are arranged compartments G, havinggrated fronts g, and perforated lateral partitions y, forming nests g",which serve for the reception of bottles and decanters. The bottoms ofcompartments G are perforated and somewhat lower than the bottom ofcrate D, so as to insure a circulation of cold air therein. Openings H,having doors or lids H, are placed 011 the top 13 so as to permit of theready access to compartments G G. Y

Crushed ice may be obtained when desired from box IE, or may be kept inone of the compartments G, and to one of the faucets c a water-pipe maybe led, if desired.

The unoccupied space of chamber A may be utilized as a receptacle formineral waters or any other article which it may be desired to keepcool.

\Vhen it is desired to clean the ice-erate D, the faucets c c areunscrewed and the box E lifted off. The coils are then taken out and thecrate and tray C may be entirely removed from the chamber A. Thisarrangementis of great advantage, as sawdust, dirt, &c., are liable tobe left in the crate by the melting of the ice.

It will be observed that the entire apparatus is effectually cooled by asingle charge of ice, and that the various articles are more readilyaccessible than if they were in separate refrigerators.

Vhile I have shown a sink of considerable depth in front of theice-boxE, such sink may be dispensed with if it is desired to wash the glasseselsewhere, anda shallow trough with a suitable drain-pipe leading to themain drain-pipe c substituted therefor.

Having fully described my invention, I claim 1. The combination, withthe chamber A, of the tray 0 and the ice-cage D, supported upon saidtray and projecting into and openinginthe top]; of said chamber, andcontaining coils of pipe whose terminals pass through a central openingin the tray, substantially as described.

2. The combination of chamber A and its top B with the removable box IE,having a door, E, and the ice-crate D, set beneath said box andprojecting down into said chamber through an opening beneath said box,whereby the box and tray may be removed at pleasure, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination, in a refrigerator, of a chamber containing a cratefor the reception of ice opening out through the top of said chamber,and containing coils of pipe, with perforated lateral compartments forthe reception of bottles, said compartments also opening through the topof said chamber, and provided with doors or covers, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination of a chamber containing a crate for the reception ofice, within which are arranged coils of pipe, with a box placed upon thetop of said chamber and provided with faucets, with which said pipes areconnected, and an opening for the introduction of ice to the crate,substantially as deseribed.

5. The combination, with chamber A and crate D, opening through the topof said chamber, of sink F, attached to the said top and projecting intosaid chamber adjacent to said crate so as to be kept cool by the icetherein, substantially as described.

6. In a liquid-cooling apparatus, the combination of a chamber, a cratesupported upon a tray at the back of said chamber, and containing coilsof pipe, a removable box placed upon the top of said chamber over thesaid crate, and provided with faucets connected with the coils in thecrate, lateral compartments opening out through the top of said chamberand provided with doors or covers, and a sink arranged in front of thesaid crate, all constructed and arranged substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses:

JOHN IIELBLING.

XVitnesses:

Jos. B. CoNNoLLY, ALVA A. MooRE.

